The name of a 3rd C martyr, the earliest known bearer of the name, a 10th C Byzantine co-emperor, and a 15th C king of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.
The English diminutive Kyt is witnessed in 1379 in the relational byname Kytsoñ (WRYPT1 p. 318).
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● 1524 Christophorus (nom) ChronSH p. 21;
1575 Christophorus (nom) ibid. p. 22;
1595 Christophorus (nom) ibid. p. 22
- Early New High German
- ● 1439 Christof (nom) ChronSH p. 34;
1550 Christof (nom) ibid. p. 10;
1553 Christof (nom) ibid. p. 8;
1556 Christof (nom) ibid. p. 10;
1563 Christof (nom) ibid. p. 8;
1577 Christof (nom) ibid. p. 11
- Belgium
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- Dutch
- ● 1597x1598 Christoffel BoonenGes p. 353
- Denmark
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- Latin
- ● 1320 Christoferus (nom) MIRGPCM4 XVI-III;
1362 Christoferus (nom) ibid. XVI-V
- Danish
- ● 1581 Christoffer KD-1 no. 362
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1431 Cristofero (dat) WillsInv LVI;
1551 Christopherus (nom) StMartF p. 57;
1552 Christopherus (nom) ibid. p. 57;
1553 Christoferus (nom) ibid. p. 57;
1557 Christopherus (nom) ibid. p. 59;
1559 Christoferus (nom) ibid. p. 60,
Christopherus (nom) ibid. p. 60;
1562 Christopherus (nom) Reg-KirkElla p. 2,
RegSoAMar p. 3,
Christophri (gen) RegSoABap p. 5;
1563 Christopheri (gen) Reg-KirkElla p. 4,
RegSoABap p. 8;
1563/4 Christopherus (nom) Reg-KirkElla p. 4;
1564/5 Christopheri (gen) ibid. p. 5;
1566/7 Christophorus (nom) ibid. p. 5;
1569 Christophorus (nom) ibid. p. 7;
1570 Christopheri (gen) ibid. p. 7;
1571 Christopheri (gen) ibid. p. 8;
1572/3 Christopherus (nom) ibid. p. 9;
1580 Christoferi (gen) ibid. p. 10,
Christopherus (nom) ibid. p. 10
- Dutch
- ● 1578 Christoffels AuFr Peijster;
1581 Christoffel ibid. Peijstere;
1588 Christoffels (gen) ibid. Berge;
1591 Christophel ibid. Berghe;
1594 Christoffel ibid. Berghe;
1595 Christoffel ibid. Rutgers,
Christoffels ibid. Peijster;
1598 Christophels ibid. Peijster;
1599 Christoffel ibid. Peijstere
- Middle English
- ● 1436 Cristofre EEW p. 107
- Early Modern English
- ● 1481 Christofer HHB1481-90 p. 20,
Christopher ibid. p. 5;
1511 Crystofer OrpingtonKe p. 75;
1522 Cristofer SRS-XXI p. 3;
1530 Cristofer LIWill-III p. 33;
1532–1533 Christopher CovGuild-2 p. 104;
1534 Christopher ibid. p. 129;
1540 Christopher StAnthonlin p. 2,
Chrystopher RegIng p. 2;
1541 Christofer ibid. p. 2;
1547 Christopher StAnthonlin p. 6;
1548 Cristofer BarnstapleBap p. 6;
1549 Christofer RegIng p. 3;
1551 Christofer StAnthonlin p. 8;
1554 Christopher BEmar-vol1 p. 4,
bruton1 p. 108;
1555 Christopher ibid. p. 108;
1556 Christopher PRThirsk p. 1;
1557 Christofer StAnthonlin p. 11;
1558 Christopher bruton1 p. 109;
1559 Christopher SaxhamSf p. 1;
1560 Christopher DEmar-vol1 p. 80;
1561 Christofer HAmar-vol9 p. 67;
1562 Christofer StAnthonlin p. 15,
Christopher SaxhamSf p. 1;
1563 Christofer RegIng p. 5,
Christopher BUmar-vol9 p. 3;
1564 Christofer RegIng p. 5,
Christopher SaxhamSf p. 2;
1565 Christofer ComSewII 146,
RegIng p. 5,
StAnthonlin p. 17;
1566 Christopher ibid. p. 18;
1567 Christopher SaxhamSf p. 2;
1568 Christopher BUmar-vol9 p. 4;
1569 Christofer StAnthonlin p. 20,
SurMus II,
Christopher BUmar-vol9 p. 4,
SurMus p. 144,
Crystofer ibid. p. 137;
1570 Cristopher RegSoAMar p. 6;
1571 Christopher SaxhamSf p. 2;
1572/3 Christofer SurMus p. 162;
1575 Christopher COmar-vol5 p. 5,
DEmar-vol1 p. 83;
1576 Christopher BUmar-vol2 p. 1;
1577 Christopher BUmar-vol9 p. 6;
1578 Christofer StAnthonlin p. 27,
Cristofer ibid. p. 26;
1580 Christofer ibid. p. 27;
1581 Christofer ibid. p. 28,
Christopher BEmar-vol1 p. 11,
DEmar-vol2 p. 6,
RegBath p. 5;
1582 Cristofer StAnthonlin p. 28;
1583 Christofer SurMus p. 184;
1583/4 Christofer ibid. p. 21,
Christopher ibid. p. 19,
Crystopher ibid. p. 133;
1584 Christofer ibid. p. 191,
Christopher BEmar-vol1 p. 12;
1585 Christopher DEmar-vol2 p. 12;
1587 Christofer Bar-in-El p. 27;
1588 Christopher BEmar-vol2 p. 3;
1589 Christopher ibid. p. 54,
DEmar-vol2 p. 17;
1589/90 Christopher RegBath p. 9;
1590 Christofer Bar-in-El p. 29,
StAnthonlin p. 34,
Christopher COmar-vol5 p. 9,
DEmar-vol2 p. 20;
1591 Christopher ibid. p. 22,
Cristofer BUmar-vol2 p. 118;
1592 Christopher RegBath p. 10;
1593 Christoffer BUmar-vol2 p. 65,
Christopher BEmar-vol1 p. 15,
DEmar-vol2 p. 26;
1593/4 Chrystover HAmar-vol9 p. 92;
1594 Christopher DEmar-vol2 p. 30;
1595 Christofer StAnthonlin p. 37,
Christopher DEmar-vol2 p. 32;
1596 Christopher BUmar-vol9 p. 9,
DEmar-vol2 p. 33;
1596/7 Christopher HAmar-vol9 p. 51;
1596 Christopher WAmar-1 p. 132;
1597 Christopher SaxhamSf p. 5;
1598 Christofer HAmar-vol9 p. 93,
StAnthonlin p. 39,
Christopher DEmar-vol2 p. 38;
1599 Christopher ibid. p. 40
- Middle French
- ● 1569 Christofle WCS p. 5;
1572 Christofle ibid. p. 101;
1578 Christofle ibid. p. 102
- Walloon
- ● 1582/3 Chrestophle RWC p. 6;
1590 Chrestoffle ibid. p. 441,
Christoffle ibid. p. 14;
1591 Chrestefle ibid. p. 17,
Chrestofle ibid. p. 18;
1591/2 Chrestophle ibid. p. 19,
Chrestople ibid. p. 20;
1591 Christophle ibid. p. 19;
1592 Chrestofle ibid. p. 23,
Chrestophle ibid. p. 23;
1592/3 Chrestophle ibid. p. 25;
1592 Christofle ibid. p. 21;
1593 Chrestophle ibid. p. 29;
1594 Chrestophle ibid. p. 32
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ◑ 1592 Toffer Tiik1977 p. 285,
Top ibid. p. 287
- Early Modern Swedish
- ◑ 1587 Stoffer (nom) Hiiumaa p. 292
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Cristofolus (nom) irminon-vol2 52, CE,
Cristoforus (nom) ibid. 17, Palatiolum;
1029x1033 Cristoforus (nom) CartStPC XII;
1138x62 Christoforus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 68,
Christophorus (nom) ibid. 68;
1163–64 Christoforus (nom) ibid. 112;
1164 Christoforus (nom) ibid. 121;
1179 Christoforus (nom) ibid. 178;
1301 Christofori (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 260,
Xristophori (gen) ibid. p. 251;
1378 Christophoro (dat) hanquetvol1 2478
- Old French
- ● 1292 Cristoffle 1292paris p. 1
- Middle French
- ● 1418 Christofle DdB1418 p. 204,
HGParis p. 379;
1423 Christofle favier 497;
1438 Christofle ibid. 50;
1552 Christophe HistHdVParis no. 23;
1563 Christofle RegPCC-1 p. 40,
Crestofle ibid. p. 540;
1565 Christofle ibid. p. 141;
1568 Christofle ibid. p. 393;
1587 Christofle RTFProvins 40,
Christofles ibid. 198;
1588 Christofle raymond1588 p. 570
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x875 Christofero (abl) TradCorb §209;
1231 Christoforus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XI;
1259 Cristofer (nom) ibid. XXXI;
1394 Christofori (gen) SMM p. 184,
Christoforus (nom) ibid. p. 188;
1401 Cristofero (dat) HD1401 no. 47
- Early New High German
- ● 1418 Christoffel (nom) mairhofer DCCVI;
1419 Christofel (nom) ibid. DCCIX,
Christoffel (nom) ibid. DCCIX,
Christoffeln (gen) ibid. DCCIX;
1421 Christoff (nom) ibid. DCCXVI,
Christoffen (gen) ibid. DCCXVI;
1429 Christof (nom) ibid. DCCXXXI;
1497 Cristoff Nurn1497 p. 1,
Cristoffell ibid. 2372;
1555 Christoffel (nom) MHCG2 335
- ◑ 1400 Christel (nom) mairhofer DCLXVIII
- Ireland
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- Latin
- ● 1444 Christoforus (nom) RegOct 81;
1460 Christoforo (abl) ibid. 44;
1496 Christoforo (abl) ibid. 35
- Early Modern English
- ● 1524 Christopher Fiants-1 8;
1533 Christopher ibid. 34;
1540 Christopher ibid. 156
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1304 Cristofolus (nom) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 54;
1368 Cristofori (gen) Livi 226;
1376 Cristofforo (abl) DouGen1 p. 59,
Cristoforo (abl) ibid. p. 160;
1449 Cristoforo (dat) VitAs2 IX;
1450 Christoforo (dat) ibid. IX;
1464 Christoforus (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI,
Christophorus (nom) ibid. CCXXXI;
1478 Christoforo (abl) RCCaetani6 2720;
1490 Cristofari (gen) VitAs2 II;
1521 Christofori (gen) ibid. VI;
1522x1532 Cristofaro (abl) DSF p. 54, 58;
1527 Christofori (gen) Rome1527 p. 83,
Christoforus (nom) ibid. p. 84,
Christophori (gen) ibid. p. 83
- ◑ 1367 Cristel (nom) SMM p. 129
- Italian
- ● 1513x1521 Cristophoro LeoX p. 16,
Crystoforo ibid. p. 30
- Latvia
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1512 Krystoffer Mettig1892 p. 4;
1565x1577 Christoffer Arbusow p. 97
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 1124 Christoval (abl) CDSS V;
1489 Christofori (gen) carbonell-I p. 35;
1490 Christofori (gen) ibid. p. 47
- Catalan
- ● 1510 Christofol valencia1510 3238,
Cristofol ibid. 1391
- Spanish
- ● 1567 Cristobal SanzSerrano;
1575 Cristobal Catalogo-5.2 3788;
1576 Cristobal ibid. 3894
- Switzerland
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- Latin
- ● 1519 Christophoro (abl) MHCG2 292
- Ukraine
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- Latin
- ● 1469 Christofori (gen) AGZ-18 33
- Wales
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- Early Modern English
- ● 1577 Christopher RegLlantrithyd p. 61
Cite as: R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Christopher". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Christopher.